Native Plant Society of
January, February,
March 2010 Events
Calendar
2009 Wildscapes
Workshop (past) Registration Form- look for new flyer soon, Sept.
11, 2010
Green Home & Garden Workshop Registration Form -Feb.
20, 2010
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Meeting |
February
Chapter Meeting at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center Flora & Challenges of the Big Thicket By Paula Rivers Thursday,
February 18, Meet at 7:00 pm, Program at 7:30 pm We’ll
have light refreshments and doorprizes, bring
plants for identification. Coastal
Prairie Growers Handbook 24227877-Coastal-Prairie-Plant-Growers-Handbook[1].pdf Houston Chapter Native Plant Society Meetings 2010 Please Join Us! January 16 NPSOT Quarterly Board Meeting in
Fredericksburg www.npsot.org January 21 Plant Propagation Workshop- Bayland Bayland Community Center Map.rtf February 18 Paula Rivers, National Park Service: Plants of the Big Thicket February 23 Board Meeting at Bayland Community Center March 18 Mike Lange, USFWS: Columbia Bottomlands Sun. Mar. 21 Field Trip to Memorial Park Sun. Apr. 11 Field Trip to Mound Rd April 15
Katy Emde: The Asteraceae Family (Earth Day
Celebration) April 17 Quarterly Board Meeting in Denton www.npsot.org
Sun. Apr. 25 Field Trip to Russ Pitman Park
in Bellaire May 20 To be Announced July 15 Brandt Mannchen: Trails of the North Houston Area, including the Lone Star Hiking
Trail July 17 NPSOT
Quarterly Board Meeting in Fredericksburg www.npsot.org August 19 To be Announced Tuesday, Aug. 24 NPSOT-Houston Board Mtg.
at Bayland Community Center September 16 To be Announced Saturday, September 11 Wildscapes Workshop & Native Plant
Sale October 8-11 NPSOT Fall Symposium in Denton, www.npsot.org
November 18 Annual Social and Seed & Plant Swap & Awards December 16 Annual Holiday Dinner Note:
the old Houston@npsot.org
address does not work. Visitors
Welcome at all Meetings and Field trips! Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2009) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2008) Click Here to see Past Meeting Topics (2007) Native Plant Society
Booths:
We need help with our display boards and booths. If you are interested in an
event, we will confirm that we are approved for the event. We have
information pages and coloring pages. Contact Dknowlespe at
aol.com or call 281-558-3710 if you could take a booth. This is a great
way to get volunteer hours! Sat.,
Feb. 6 Texas Parks & Wildlife – Managing Your Land for Wildlife Fri.
Feb. 12 Houston Home & Garden
Market at Reliant Center- if approved Sat.,
Feb. 20 Green Home & Garden
Workshop at Bear Creek Sat.,
Feb. 20 Cypress Creek
United Civic Associations Annual Seminar and Trade Show www.ccuca.org Sat.,
Feb. 27 Sea Center TX Nature Day-
confirmed- need a volunteer Fri.,
Sat., Sun., Mar. 5, 6 & 7 Azalea
Trail- if approved Sat.,
Mar. 6 Jesse Jones Park & Nature Center – NatureFest Fri.,
& Sat., Mar. 12 & 13 HMNS Rienzi Spring
House & Garden Days- Martha Burg Fri.,
& Sat., Mar. 26 & 27 8 am – 4 pm Mercer March Mart Sat.,
Mar. 27 Trashbash Sat.,
April. 3 Discovery Green Earth Day Sat., April 10. Woodlands Earth Day – if approved Sat., April 24 Scout Fair at Reliant Center |
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Fieldtrips |
Field Trip Schedule-
Three
field trips are scheduled In Spring and Fall. PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING
LOCATION! Due to overcrowded parking at the Houston Arboretum and
Nature Center, 4501 Woodway, we will meet in the
parking lot 0.4 mile east of the Arboretum. After leaving the
Arboretum and heading east, take a right at the split in the road just before
the light and then immediately another right into the parking lot. Please
wear appropriate footwear for walking through wet or dry fields, bring
drinking water, bug spray, and a packed lunch. Field trips normally end after
the picnic lunch. If the weather is drizzling rain, we proceed, but if it is
a gully-washer, we still gather at the Arboretum and then cancel. We meet at
the Arboretum between 8 and 8:30 AM, and depart promptly at 8:30 AM.
Please contact Paul Roling for any additional
inquiries: 281-353-7413 or PRoling at att.net. If you want to be
added to the NPSOT field trip e-mail list, send an e-mail to PRoling at att.net requesting to be added to the
list. E-mail reminders are sent out about a week before each trip. Sunday, March 21:
Memorial Park. We have been meeting at the park for
Houston
Audubon Field trips: www.houstonaudubon.org
Outdoor
Nature Club Field Trips: www.outdoornatureclub.org
Houston
Birding, Butterflying and Dragonflying
Website: http://www.gallerianaturalist.com/index.php
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On-Going |
Plant
rescues - save native
plants in path of development. Outdoor
Learning Centers -
assisting local schools in developing wildlife habitat and outdoor learning
centers for children. Field
trips - observe,
enjoy, and learn about native plants in their natural habitat Speaker's
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HOUSTON & HARRIS COUNTY Area
Activities State Events: Fall Symposium in October, Quarterly Board
Meetings |
List of Suggested Books from the Native
Plant Society of Texas
Click Here for a PDF of Native Plant Information Pages
1. Sources of Native Plants in the Houston Area
2. Native Host Plants for Southeast Texas Butterflies
3. Native Vines for the Houston Area
4. Native Plants for Erosion Control
5. Native Plants
that Provide a Food Source for Hummingbirds
6. Beware: There may be Invasive Plants in your Backyard
7. Invasive Questions and Answers
8. Top 100 Native Plants for Harris County and Adjacent Areas
9. Drought Tolerant Native Plants
10. Native Grasses for Your Landscape
11. Native Trees
12. Native Shrubs
13. Trees that Attract Birds
14. Native Plants for Shady Areas
15. Native Plants that Provide Food, Shelter and Nesting for Birds
16. Native Groundcovers
17. Native Plant Society of Texas Membership Form
18. Benefits of Naturescaping
19. Natives Instead of Common Exotics (NICE) Bird & Butterfly
Habitat Plants- Trees & Shrubs
20. Landscapers who will use Native Plants in their Landscape
Designs
21. Benefits of Using Native Plants
22. Native Plants for Rain Gardens
24. Fall Field Trips
25. 2009 Native Plant Society of Texas- Houston Chapter meetings
Comments welcomed!